diff --git a/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/relay/normalizer/RelayUrlNormalizer.kt b/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/relay/normalizer/RelayUrlNormalizer.kt
index 401f6bf0e..6af430c1d 100644
--- a/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/relay/normalizer/RelayUrlNormalizer.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/relay/normalizer/RelayUrlNormalizer.kt
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@
  */
 package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.normalizer
 
+import android.util.Log
+import android.util.Log.e
 import androidx.collection.LruCache
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CancellationException
 import org.czeal.rfc3986.URIReference
+import kotlin.contracts.ExperimentalContracts
 
 val normalizedUrls = LruCache<String, NormalizedRelayUrl>(5000)
 
@@ -37,6 +41,27 @@ class RelayUrlNormalizer {
 
         fun isOnion(url: String) = url.endsWith(".onion") || url.contains(".onion/")
 
+        fun isRelaySchemePrefix(url: String) = url.length > 6 && url[0] == 'w' && url[1] == 's'
+
+        fun isRelaySchemePrefixSecure(url: String) = url[2] == 's' && url[3] == ':' && url[4] == '/' && url[5] == '/' && url[6] != '/'
+
+        fun isRelaySchemePrefixInsecure(url: String) = url[2] == ':' && url[3] == '/' && url[4] == '/' && url[5] != '/'
+
+        fun isRelayUrl(url: String): Boolean {
+            val trimmed = url.trim().ifEmpty { return false }
+
+            // fast
+            if (isRelaySchemePrefix(trimmed)) {
+                if (isRelaySchemePrefixSecure(trimmed)) {
+                    return true
+                } else if (isRelaySchemePrefixInsecure(trimmed)) {
+                    return true
+                }
+            }
+
+            return false
+        }
+
         private fun norm(url: String) =
             NormalizedRelayUrl(
                 URIReference
@@ -46,19 +71,20 @@ class RelayUrlNormalizer {
                     .intern(),
             )
 
-        fun fix(url: String): String {
-            val trimmed = url.trim()
+        @OptIn(ExperimentalContracts::class)
+        fun fix(url: String): String? {
+            val trimmed = url.trim().ifEmpty { return null }
 
-            // fast
-            if (trimmed.length > 4 && trimmed[0] == 'w' && trimmed[1] == 's') {
-                if (trimmed[2] == 's' && trimmed[3] == ':' && trimmed[4] == '/' && trimmed[5] == '/') {
-                    return trimmed
-                } else if (trimmed[2] == ':' && trimmed[3] == '/' && trimmed[4] == '/') {
+            if (trimmed.isEmpty()) return null
+
+            // fast for good wss:// urls
+            if (isRelaySchemePrefix(trimmed)) {
+                if (isRelaySchemePrefixSecure(trimmed) || isRelaySchemePrefixInsecure(trimmed)) {
                     return trimmed
                 }
             }
 
-            // fast
+            // fast for good https:// urls
             if (trimmed.length > 8 && trimmed[0] == 'h' && trimmed[1] == 't' && trimmed[2] == 't' && trimmed[3] == 'p') {
                 if (trimmed[4] == 's' && trimmed[5] == ':' && trimmed[6] == '/' && trimmed[7] == '/') {
                     // https://
@@ -69,6 +95,12 @@ class RelayUrlNormalizer {
                 }
             }
 
+            if (trimmed.contains("://")) {
+                // some other scheme we cannot connect to.
+                Log.w("RelayUrlNormalizer", "Rejected relay URL: $url")
+                return null
+            }
+
             return if (isOnion(trimmed) || isLocalHost(trimmed)) {
                 "ws://$trimmed"
             } else {
@@ -80,7 +112,8 @@ class RelayUrlNormalizer {
             normalizedUrls.get(url)?.let { return it }
 
             return try {
-                val normalized = norm(fix(url))
+                val fixed = fix(url) ?: return NormalizedRelayUrl(url)
+                val normalized = norm(fixed)
                 normalizedUrls.put(url, normalized)
                 normalized
             } catch (e: Exception) {
@@ -89,13 +122,22 @@ class RelayUrlNormalizer {
         }
 
         fun normalizeOrNull(url: String): NormalizedRelayUrl? {
-            normalizedUrls.get(url)?.let { return it }
+            if (url.isEmpty()) return null
+            normalizedUrls[url]?.let { return it }
 
             return try {
-                val normalized = norm(fix(url))
-                normalizedUrls.put(url, normalized)
-                normalized
+                val fixed = fix(url)
+                if (fixed != null) {
+                    val normalized = norm(fixed)
+                    normalizedUrls.put(url, normalized)
+                    return normalized
+                } else {
+                    Log.w("NormalizedRelayUrl", "Rejected Error $url")
+                    null
+                }
             } catch (e: Exception) {
+                if (e is CancellationException) throw e
+                Log.w("NormalizedRelayUrl", "Rejected Error $url")
                 null
             }
         }
diff --git a/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/tags/events/ETag.kt b/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/tags/events/ETag.kt
index f9901163f..181aa88ac 100644
--- a/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/tags/events/ETag.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/tags/events/ETag.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.events
 
+import android.R.attr.tag
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Immutable
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.HexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.has
@@ -72,8 +73,7 @@ data class ETag(
             ensure(tag[0] == TAG_NAME) { return null }
             ensure(tag[1].length == 64) { return null }
 
-            val hint = tag.getOrNull(2)?.let { RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(it) }
-            return ETag(tag[1], hint, tag.getOrNull(3))
+            return ETag(tag[1], pickRelayHint(tag), pickAuthor(tag))
         }
 
         @JvmStatic
@@ -84,6 +84,32 @@ data class ETag(
             return tag[1]
         }
 
+        // simple case   ["e", "id", "relay"]
+        // empty tags    ["e", "id", "relay", ""]
+        // current root  ["e", "id", "relay", "marker"]
+        // current root  ["e", "id", "relay", "marker", "pubkey"]
+        // empty tags    ["e", "id", "relay", "", "pubkey"]
+        // pubkey marker ["e", "id", "relay", "pubkey"]
+        // pubkey marker ["e", "id", "relay", "pubkey", "marker"]
+        // pubkey marker ["e", "id", "pubkey"] // incorrect
+        // current root  ["e", "id", "marker"] // incorrect
+
+        @JvmStatic
+        private fun pickRelayHint(tag: Array<String>): NormalizedRelayUrl? {
+            if (tag.has(2) && tag[2].length > 7 && RelayUrlNormalizer.isRelayUrl(tag[2])) return RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[2])
+            if (tag.has(3) && tag[3].length > 7 && RelayUrlNormalizer.isRelayUrl(tag[3])) return RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[3])
+            if (tag.has(4) && tag[4].length > 7 && RelayUrlNormalizer.isRelayUrl(tag[4])) return RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[4])
+            return null
+        }
+
+        @JvmStatic
+        private fun pickAuthor(tag: Array<String>): HexKey? {
+            if (tag.has(2) && tag[2].length == 64) return tag[2]
+            if (tag.has(3) && tag[3].length == 64) return tag[3]
+            if (tag.has(4) && tag[4].length == 64) return tag[4]
+            return null
+        }
+
         @JvmStatic
         fun parseAsHint(tag: Array<String>): EventIdHint? {
             ensure(tag.has(2)) { return null }
@@ -91,7 +117,8 @@ data class ETag(
             ensure(tag[1].length == 64) { return null }
             ensure(tag[2].isNotEmpty()) { return null }
 
-            val hint = RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[2])
+            val hint = pickRelayHint(tag)
+
             ensure(hint != null) { return null }
 
             return EventIdHint(tag[1], hint)
diff --git a/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/tags/people/PTag.kt b/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/tags/people/PTag.kt
index 4695d5b1f..2f8cda9fd 100644
--- a/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/tags/people/PTag.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/tags/people/PTag.kt
@@ -66,11 +66,16 @@ data class PTag(
             ensure(tag[0] == TAG_NAME) { return null }
             ensure(tag[1].length == 64) { return null }
 
-            val hint = tag.getOrNull(2)?.let { RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(it) }
+            val hint = pickRelayHint(tag)
 
             return PTag(tag[1], hint)
         }
 
+        private fun pickRelayHint(tag: Array<String>): NormalizedRelayUrl? {
+            if (tag.has(2) && tag[2].length > 7 && RelayUrlNormalizer.isRelayUrl(tag[2])) return RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[2])
+            return null
+        }
+
         @JvmStatic
         fun parseKey(tag: Array<String>): HexKey? {
             ensure(tag.has(1)) { return null }
@@ -89,10 +94,11 @@ data class PTag(
             ensure(tag[1].length == 64) { return null }
             ensure(tag[2].isNotEmpty()) { return null }
 
-            val normalized = RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[2])
-            ensure(normalized != null) { return null }
+            val hint = pickRelayHint(tag)
 
-            return PubKeyHint(tag[1], normalized)
+            ensure(hint != null) { return null }
+
+            return PubKeyHint(tag[1], hint)
         }
 
         @JvmStatic
diff --git a/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip10Notes/tags/MarkedETag.kt b/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip10Notes/tags/MarkedETag.kt
index ece41e8b2..576b04b17 100644
--- a/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip10Notes/tags/MarkedETag.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip10Notes/tags/MarkedETag.kt
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@
  */
 package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip10Notes.tags
 
+import android.R.attr.tag
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Immutable
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.HexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.has
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.hints.types.EventIdHint
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.normalizer.NormalizedRelayUrl
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.normalizer.RelayUrlNormalizer
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.normalizer.RelayUrlNormalizer.Companion.isRelayUrl
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.events.GenericETag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip19Bech32.entities.NEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.arrayOfNotNull
@@ -87,67 +89,71 @@ data class MarkedETag(
 
         @JvmStatic
         fun parse(tag: Array<String>): MarkedETag? {
-            if (tag.size < TAG_SIZE || tag[0] != TAG_NAME) return null
+            ensure(tag.has(2)) { return null }
+            ensure(tag[0] == TAG_NAME) { return null }
+            ensure(tag[1].length == 64) { return null }
+            ensure(tag[2].isNotEmpty()) { return null }
 
             return MarkedETag(
-                tag[ORDER_EVT_ID],
-                RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[ORDER_RELAY]),
-                MARKER.parse(tag[ORDER_MARKER]),
-                tag.getOrNull(ORDER_PUBKEY),
+                eventId = tag[1],
+                relayHint = pickRelayHint(tag),
+                marker = pickMarker(tag),
+                authorPubKeyHex = pickAuthor(tag),
             )
         }
 
         @JvmStatic
         fun parseId(tag: Array<String>): HexKey? {
-            if (tag.size < TAG_SIZE || tag[0] != TAG_NAME) return null
+            ensure(tag.has(2)) { return null }
+            ensure(tag[0] == TAG_NAME) { return null }
+            ensure(tag[1].length == 64) { return null }
 
-            return tag[ORDER_EVT_ID]
+            return tag[1]
+        }
+
+        // simple case   ["e", "id", "relay"]
+        // empty tags    ["e", "id", "relay", ""]
+        // current root  ["e", "id", "relay", "marker"]
+        // current root  ["e", "id", "relay", "marker", "pubkey"]
+        // empty tags    ["e", "id", "relay", "", "pubkey"]
+        // pubkey marker ["e", "id", "relay", "pubkey"]
+        // pubkey marker ["e", "id", "relay", "pubkey", "marker"]
+        // pubkey marker ["e", "id", "pubkey"] // incorrect
+        // current root  ["e", "id", "marker"] // incorrect
+
+        @JvmStatic
+        private fun pickRelayHint(tag: Array<String>): NormalizedRelayUrl? {
+            if (tag.has(2) && tag[2].length > 7 && RelayUrlNormalizer.isRelayUrl(tag[2])) return RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[2])
+            if (tag.has(3) && tag[3].length > 7 && RelayUrlNormalizer.isRelayUrl(tag[3])) return RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[3])
+            if (tag.has(4) && tag[4].length > 7 && RelayUrlNormalizer.isRelayUrl(tag[4])) return RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[4])
+            return null
+        }
+
+        @JvmStatic
+        private fun pickAuthor(tag: Array<String>): HexKey? {
+            if (tag.has(3) && tag[3].length == 64) return tag[3]
+            if (tag.has(4) && tag[4].length == 64) return tag[4]
+            if (tag.has(2) && tag[2].length == 64) return tag[2]
+            return null
+        }
+
+        @JvmStatic
+        private fun pickMarker(tag: Array<String>): MARKER? {
+            if (tag.has(3)) MARKER.parse(tag[3])?.let { return it }
+            if (tag.has(4)) MARKER.parse(tag[4])?.let { return it }
+            if (tag.has(2)) MARKER.parse(tag[2])?.let { return it }
+            return null
         }
 
         @JvmStatic
         fun parseAllThreadTags(tag: Array<String>): MarkedETag? =
             if (tag.size >= 2 && tag[0] == TAG_NAME) {
-                if (tag.size <= 3) {
-                    // simple case ["e", "id", "relay"]
-                    MarkedETag(tag[1], tag.getOrNull(2)?.let { RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(it) }, null, null)
-                } else if (tag.size == 4) {
-                    val relayHint = RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[2])
-                    if (tag[3].isEmpty()) {
-                        // empty tags ["e", "id", "relay", ""]
-                        MarkedETag(tag[1], relayHint, null, null)
-                    } else if (tag[3].length == 64) {
-                        // updated case with pubkey instead of marker ["e", "id", "relay", "pubkey"]
-                        MarkedETag(tag[1], relayHint, null, tag[3])
-                    } else if (tag[3] == MARKER.ROOT.code) {
-                        // corrent root ["e", "id", "relay", "root"]
-                        MarkedETag(tag[1], relayHint, MARKER.ROOT)
-                    } else if (tag[3] == MARKER.REPLY.code) {
-                        // correct reply ["e", "id", "relay", "reply"]
-                        MarkedETag(tag[1], relayHint, MARKER.REPLY)
-                    } else {
-                        // ignore "mention" and "fork" markers
-                        null
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    val relayHint = RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[2])
-                    // tag.size >= 5
-                    if (tag[3].isEmpty()) {
-                        // empty tags ["e", "id", "relay", "", "pubkey"]
-                        MarkedETag(tag[1], relayHint, null, tag[4])
-                    } else if (tag[3].length == 64) {
-                        // updated case with pubkey instead of marker ["e", "id", "relay", "pubkey"]
-                        MarkedETag(tag[1], relayHint, null, tag[3])
-                    } else if (tag[3] == MARKER.ROOT.code) {
-                        // corrent root ["e", "id", "relay", "root"]
-                        MarkedETag(tag[1], relayHint, MARKER.ROOT, tag[4])
-                    } else if (tag[3] == MARKER.REPLY.code) {
-                        // correct reply ["e", "id", "relay", "reply"]
-                        MarkedETag(tag[1], relayHint, MARKER.REPLY, tag[4])
-                    } else {
-                        // ignore "mention" and "fork" markers
-                        null
-                    }
-                }
+                MarkedETag(
+                    eventId = tag[1],
+                    relayHint = pickRelayHint(tag),
+                    marker = pickMarker(tag),
+                    authorPubKeyHex = pickAuthor(tag),
+                )
             } else {
                 null
             }
@@ -187,9 +193,8 @@ data class MarkedETag(
             ensure(tag.has(2)) { return null }
             ensure(tag[0] == TAG_NAME) { return null }
             ensure(tag[1].length == 64) { return null }
-            ensure(tag[2].isNotEmpty()) { return null }
 
-            val hint = RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[2])
+            val hint = pickRelayHint(tag)
             ensure(hint != null) { return null }
 
             return EventIdHint(tag[1], hint)
@@ -197,15 +202,18 @@ data class MarkedETag(
 
         @JvmStatic
         fun parseRoot(tag: Array<String>): MarkedETag? {
-            if (tag.size < TAG_SIZE || tag[0] != TAG_NAME) return null
-            if (tag[ORDER_MARKER] != MARKER.ROOT.code) return null
+            ensure(tag.has(3)) { return null }
+            ensure(tag[0] == TAG_NAME) { return null }
+            ensure(tag[1].length == 64) { return null }
+
+            val marker = pickMarker(tag)
+            ensure(marker == MARKER.ROOT) { return null }
 
-            // ["e", id hex, relay hint, marker, pubkey]
             return MarkedETag(
-                eventId = tag[ORDER_EVT_ID],
-                relayHint = RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[ORDER_RELAY]),
-                marker = MARKER.ROOT,
-                authorPubKeyHex = tag.getOrNull(ORDER_PUBKEY),
+                eventId = tag[1],
+                relayHint = pickRelayHint(tag),
+                marker = marker,
+                authorPubKeyHex = pickAuthor(tag),
             )
         }
 
@@ -215,23 +223,25 @@ data class MarkedETag(
         @JvmStatic
         fun parseUnmarkedRoot(tag: Array<String>): MarkedETag? =
             if (tag.size in 2..3 && tag[0] == TAG_NAME) {
-                MarkedETag(tag[1], tag.getOrNull(2)?.let { RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(it) }, MARKER.ROOT)
+                MarkedETag(tag[1], pickRelayHint(tag), MARKER.ROOT)
             } else {
                 null
             }
 
         @JvmStatic
         fun parseReply(tag: Array<String>): MarkedETag? {
-            if (tag.size < TAG_SIZE || tag[0] != TAG_NAME) return null
-            if (tag[ORDER_MARKER] != MARKER.REPLY.code) return null
-            // ["e", id hex, relay hint, marker, pubkey]
+            ensure(tag.has(3)) { return null }
+            ensure(tag[0] == TAG_NAME) { return null }
+            ensure(tag[1].length == 64) { return null }
+
+            val marker = pickMarker(tag)
+            ensure(marker == MARKER.REPLY) { return null }
+
             return MarkedETag(
-                tag[ORDER_EVT_ID],
-                RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[ORDER_RELAY]),
-                MARKER.REPLY,
-                tag.getOrNull(
-                    ORDER_PUBKEY,
-                ),
+                eventId = tag[1],
+                relayHint = pickRelayHint(tag),
+                marker = marker,
+                authorPubKeyHex = pickAuthor(tag),
             )
         }
 
@@ -241,17 +251,21 @@ data class MarkedETag(
         @JvmStatic
         fun parseUnmarkedReply(tag: Array<String>): MarkedETag? =
             if (tag.size in 2..3 && tag[0] == TAG_NAME) {
-                MarkedETag(tag[1], tag.getOrNull(2)?.let { RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(it) }, MARKER.REPLY)
+                MarkedETag(tag[1], pickRelayHint(tag), MARKER.REPLY)
             } else {
                 null
             }
 
         @JvmStatic
         fun parseRootId(tag: Array<String>): HexKey? {
-            if (tag.size < TAG_SIZE || tag[0] != TAG_NAME) return null
-            if (tag[ORDER_MARKER] != MARKER.ROOT.code) return null
-            // ["e", id hex, relay hint, marker, pubkey]
-            return tag[ORDER_EVT_ID]
+            ensure(tag.has(3)) { return null }
+            ensure(tag[0] == TAG_NAME) { return null }
+            ensure(tag[1].length == 64) { return null }
+
+            val marker = pickMarker(tag)
+            ensure(marker == MARKER.ROOT) { return null }
+
+            return tag[1]
         }
 
         @JvmStatic
diff --git a/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip18Reposts/quotes/QTag.kt b/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip18Reposts/quotes/QTag.kt
index f059e9a90..ae275a8dc 100644
--- a/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip18Reposts/quotes/QTag.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip18Reposts/quotes/QTag.kt
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
  */
 package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip18Reposts.quotes
 
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.HexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.has
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.hints.types.AddressHint
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.hints.types.EventIdHint
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.normalizer.NormalizedRelayUrl
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.normalizer.RelayUrlNormalizer
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.addressables.Address
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.ensure
@@ -38,16 +40,28 @@ interface QTag {
             ensure(tag.has(1)) { return null }
             ensure(tag[0] == TAG_NAME) { return null }
 
-            val relayHint = tag.getOrNull(2)?.let { RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(it) }
+            val relayHint = pickRelayHint(tag)
 
             return if (tag[1].length == 64) {
-                QEventTag(tag[1], relayHint, tag.getOrNull(3))
+                QEventTag(tag[1], relayHint, pickAuthor(tag))
             } else {
                 val address = Address.parse(tag[1]) ?: return null
                 QAddressableTag(address, relayHint)
             }
         }
 
+        private fun pickRelayHint(tag: Array<String>): NormalizedRelayUrl? {
+            if (tag.has(2) && tag[2].length > 7 && RelayUrlNormalizer.isRelayUrl(tag[2])) return RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[2])
+            if (tag.has(3) && tag[3].length > 7 && RelayUrlNormalizer.isRelayUrl(tag[3])) return RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[3])
+            return null
+        }
+
+        private fun pickAuthor(tag: Array<String>): HexKey? {
+            if (tag.has(2) && tag[2].length == 64) return tag[2]
+            if (tag.has(3) && tag[3].length == 64) return tag[3]
+            return null
+        }
+
         @JvmStatic
         fun parseKey(tag: Array<String>): String? {
             ensure(tag.has(1)) { return null }
@@ -62,7 +76,7 @@ interface QTag {
             ensure(tag[1].length == 64) { return null }
             ensure(tag[2].isNotEmpty()) { return null }
 
-            val relayHint = RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[2])
+            val relayHint = pickRelayHint(tag)
             ensure(relayHint != null) { return null }
 
             return EventIdHint(tag[1], relayHint)
@@ -76,7 +90,7 @@ interface QTag {
             ensure(tag[2].isNotEmpty()) { return null }
             ensure(!tag[1].contains(':')) { return null }
 
-            val relayHint = RelayUrlNormalizer.normalizeOrNull(tag[2])
+            val relayHint = pickRelayHint(tag)
             ensure(relayHint != null) { return null }
 
             return AddressHint(tag[1], relayHint)